These Powerball numbers have been drawn the most since the last jackpot
18 July 2023
(NEXSTAR) – It has been three months since the Powerball jackpot was hit, but that could all change following Monday’s drawing.
If a ticket (or tickets) matches the winning numbers below, the jackpot could be the third-largest grand prize in Powerball’s history, and one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history.
The numbers drawn Monday were: 5, 8, 9, 17, and 41, and red Powerball 21. The Power Play multiplier was 4X.
Ahead of the drawing, officials estimated the jackpot to be $900 million, with a cash value of $465.1 million. By the time the drawing was held, officials estimated the jackpot at $922 million.
Should the jackpot roll again after Monday’s drawing, the prize could grow to eclipse $1 billion. It would need to surpass $1.05 billion to become the sixth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
Here are the 10 largest Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots:
$2.04 billion (Powerball): Nov. 7, 2022; California
$1.586 billion (Powerball): Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee
$1.537 billion (Mega Millions): Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina
$1.348 billion (Mega Millions): Jan. 13, 2023; Maine
$1.337 billion (Mega Millions): July 29, 2022; Illinois
$1.050 billion (Mega Millions): Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan
$922 million (est. Powerball): July 17, 2023
$768.4 million (Powerball): March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
$758.7 million (Powerball): Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
$754.6 million (Powerball): Feb. 6, 2023; Washington
The last time the Powerball jackpot was won was mid-April when a ticket sold in Ohio matched the winning numbers for a $252.6 million prize.
The next Powerball drawing, regardless of whether there is a winner Monday, will be at 10:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
If you’re lucky enough to win, you’ll have two options to collect your prize: as an annuity, where you receive an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year, or the lump sum payment.
You have a 1 in 292.2 million chance of matching all six winning numbers for the top prize. If you miss the top prize, you always have a 1 in 24.9 chance of winning one of the nine total prizes available during Powerball.
Powerball tickets are $2 each, and tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
If you aren’t lucky enough to win the Powerball jackpot, you’ll have a chance at a record-setting Mega Millions jackpot. Currently estimated at $640 million, the pot ranks as one of the largest in Mega Millions history. The next drawing for that game is Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET.